Field Report
Aspen - CO
Report Information
There is no doubt this area hit HIGH (Level 4 of 5) avalanche danger with the widespread large avalanche cycle that took place. The new snow settled down to around three feet and no signs of cracking or collapsing were observed except for old cracks that likely happened naturally during the storm.
Marble Peak
Avalanches
This observation includes avalanches on Marble Peak and Mud Peak over to Di's Bowl
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Date | # | Elev | Asp | Type | Trig | SizeR | SizeD | Problem Type | Location |
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11/27/2024
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1 | <TL | NE | SS | N | R1 | D2 | Persistent Slab |
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Date and Time
11/27/2024 -
12:00am
(estimated)
Location
39.032
-107.189
Start Zone Elevation
10,900 ft
Area Description
Di's Bowl |
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11/27/2024
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1 | <TL | SE | SS | N | R1 | D1.5 | Storm Slab |
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Date and Time
11/27/2024 -
12:00am
(estimated)
Location
39.032
-107.189
Area Description
Di's Bowl |
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11/26/2024
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1 | <TL | NE | SS | N | R1 | D1.5 | Storm Slab |
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Date and Time
11/26/2024 -
3:00pm
(estimated)
Location
39.032
-107.189
Start Zone Elevation
9,700 ft
Area Description
Shale Bluffs above the Study Plot |
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11/27/2024
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1 | <TL | NE | SS | N | R2 | D1.5 | Persistent Slab |
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Date and Time
11/27/2024 -
12:00am
(estimated)
Location
39.032
-107.189
Start Zone Elevation
9,400 ft
Area Description
Triangle Trees near the road in Mud Gulch |
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11/27/2024
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1 | TL | NE | SS | N | R2 | D2.5 | Persistent Slab |
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Date and Time
11/27/2024 -
12:00am
(estimated)
Location
39.032
-107.189
Start Zone Elevation
11,250 ft
Avg Width
900 ft
Area Description
Marble Bowl all the way to North trees and onto the shoulder above Hug Your Brother. The avalanche ran past the meadows where the study plot is but not to the road.
Avalanche Comments
I have never seen Marble Bowl propagate onto the east-facing shoulder above North Trees before. |
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11/26/2024
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2 | TL | E | SS | N | R1 | D2 | Storm Slab |
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Date and Time
11/26/2024 -
3:00pm
(estimated)
Location
39.032
-107.189
Start Zone Elevation
11,250 ft
Area Description
Mud Peak
Avalanche Comments
The crown was mostly filled in likely ran on Nov 26. |
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11/26/2024
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1 | <TL | N | SS | N | R2 | D1.5 | Storm Slab |
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Date and Time
11/26/2024 -
3:00pm
(estimated)
Location
39.032
-107.189
Start Zone Elevation
9,600 ft
Area Description
Steep north-facing cliffs below the study plot above the Marble Peak skin track. |
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11/27/2024
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2 | <TL | E | SS | N | R1 | D1.5 | Storm Slab |
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Date and Time
11/27/2024 -
12:00pm
(estimated)
Location
39.032
-107.189
Start Zone Elevation
10,500 ft
Area Description
The meadows near the bottom of Money Shot |
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Multiple Avalanches
Snowpack
There is a crust within the now snow about six to eight inches below the surface with another foot of new snow underneath it, likely from the warm period of the storm bringing wet snow and quickly developing into melt forms. The crust was soft and barely noticeable above 10,000 feet.
Weather
Clear, calm, and cold.